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At the Margin of a World System: Cultural Histories between the Eurasian Steppe and Northwest China (2017)
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After 4,000 BC, prehistoric populations in southern Kazakhstan and the western side of the Urals in Central Asia began to migrate towards southwestern Siberia. At the same time, Yangshao culture began to spread, and the scale of their expansion towards the northwest was the greatest. The causes are likely multifold. Firstly, the emergence of agriculture in Holocene leaded to the increases in population pressure. Secondly, the arrival of the Copper Age increased the demand for metals such as...